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. 1976 Sep 4;115(5):397-8.

Laboratory investigation and infection control of cholera in Kingston, Ont

R G Lewis, I D Smith, M V O'Shaughnessy, R D Tennant, H Lior, P M Krol, S Toma, E Metcalf, R A Kelly, S E Johnson, R A Sprenger, J D Davies

Laboratory investigation and infection control of cholera in Kingston, Ont

R G Lewis et al. Can Med Assoc J. .

Abstract

Vibrio cholerae, biotype El Tor, was isolated in a hospital laboratory in Kingston, Ont. in 1974. Confirmation and complete identification by the Ontario regional and provincial public health laboratories was obtained within 3 days. Institution of well established infection-control and public health measures prevented spread of the infection within the hospital and the community.

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